Clamp for burial-cases.



-V. BREUER & P. LESGHNIK.

CLAMP FOR BURIAL GASES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 1914.

1,095,154, I Patented Apr. 28, 1914. I

' BY MW F MA TTORNEV COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH C0., WASHINGTON. D a.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VLADIMIR BREUER AND PHILIP LESCI-INIK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLAMP FOR BURIAL-CASES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914.

Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,653.

The oresent invention relates to burial cases, and more particularly to means for clamping the cover of the case to the box thereof.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a clamp, which is simple in construction, efficient in operation, and one which can be manufactured on a commercial scale, or in other words one which is not so diflicult to produce as to be beyond the reasonable cost of such an article.

Another object of the invention is to produce a clamp of this character, by means of which an airtight closure is obtained.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and pro portion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claims without departin from the spirit or sacrificing any of the a vantages of the invention,

A few of the many possible embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section taken through a portion of the cover and a side wall of a sheet metal burial case, provided with the clamping means forming the subject matter of the present apphcation for Letters Patent; Fig. 2 is a section taken through a packing strip used in connection with said clamping means; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section, partly in elevation, taken through the cover and a side wall of a burial case, showing the means for holding a glass pane in proper relation to the viewing opening in said cover.

In the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a side of the box of a burial case that is formed of sheet metal, and provided upon its upper edge with an inwardly bent flange 11. The free end of this flange is bent upward, as shown at 12, for holding a packing strip 13 of any suitable material in place. This packing strip is, preferably, triangular in cross section, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and is interposed between the box and the cover of the burial case. The cover is denoted by the numeral 14, its lower open edge being provided with a flange 15, that is suitably strengthened, said flange resting upon the packing strip 13. Below the flange 11 there is fastened to the sides of the box a, preferably, wooden frame 16.

The box and cover are secured together by a plurality of clamps, which are carried by the box and coact with the cover. One of these clamps is illustrated in the drawings, and comprises a tubular member 17, that is disposed in a vertical hole 18, which extends through the wooden frame 16 and the flange 11. Upon the lower end of this tubular member is formed a base plate 19, Which closes the said tubular member and abuts against the underface of the frame 16. Nails 20, or similar fastening means, which extend through holes in said base plate, serve to hold the said tubular member upon the said frame. The upper portion of the tubular member is provided with inner screw threads, which mesh with those of a spindle 21, that is provided upon its upper free end with a head 22, and has slidably and rotatably arranged. thereon a jaw member 23, having a nose 23, that is adapted to overhang and engage the flange 15 of the cover of the box. A spring 24:, coiled upon the spindle and bearing against the jaw member and the flange 11 of the case, serves to hold the said jaw member in contact with the head 22 of the spindle.

In mounting the clamps upon the case, holes of proper size are drilled through the frame 16 and the flange 11 thereof, and the tubular members 17 inserted and fastened to the frame. To prevent the passage of air through the holes in the flange 11 of the box, the upper ends of the tubular members 17 are soldered to the flange 11, as clearly shown at 25. The spindles are then brought into engagement with the tubular members 17, the springs 24: serving to hold the movable jaw members 23 against the heads 22 of said spindles.

In operation, when the cover 14 has been placed into position, the movable jaws are ward the flange 11 of the box. It is to be observed that an airtight closure is thus obtained, the clamps being held upon the case in such a manner that the passage of air between the members thereof which extend through the box is effectively prevented.

What we claim is:

1. In a burial case, the combination with a box having an inwardly bent flange provided with apertures and supporting a packing material, oi a cover having a flange resting upon said packing material, a wooden frame in said boX disposed below its flange and provided with vertical holes extending therethrough in alinement with said apertures, a tubular interiorly screw threaded member disposed in each hole and aperture having a base plate closing its lower end and abutting against the underface of said frame, a screw threaded spindle having a head upon its free end engaging with each tubular member, and a clamping aw shiftably disposed upon each spindle, each jaw having a portion that is adapted to overhang the flange of said cover, substantially as and tor the purpose specified.

2. In a burial case, the combination with a box having an inwardly bent flange provided with apertures and supporting a packing material, oi a cover having a flange restn g upon said packing material, a. wooden frame in said box disposed below its flange and provided with vertical holes extending 4O therethrough in allnenient with said apcrtures, a tubular interlorly screw threaded member disposed 111 each hole and aperture having a base plate closing its lower end and abutting against the underiace of said tame, a screw threaded spindle having a head upon its free end engaging with each tubular member, a clamping jaw shiftably disposed upon each spindle, each jaw having a portion that is adapted to overhang Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C. 

